BRISBANE, Queensland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brisbane-based technical services company WellDog is launching its
Australian-developed downhole pressure gauge product line in the United
States this month.

The announcement from WellDog came as Wyoming Governor Matt Mead touched
down in Brisbane for a tour of WellDog's Brisbane head office and to
attend the International Advanced Coal Technology Conference early this
week in Brisbane.

WellDog CEO Dr. John Pope said the company's move to export technical
products that it has developed in Australia was commencing via work
contracts with a number of US shale oil and gas producers.

Mr. Pope said that WellDog's Australian group had developed its
industry-leading downhole gauge systems over the past three years in
collaboration with Australian coal seam gas operators including Arrow
Energy and BG-QGC.

"In 2010 we began exporting our coal gas testing technology from the US
to Australia. While helping local operators address an unrelated supply
gap in production optimisation equipment, we have become the highest
volume installer of downhole gauge systems in the world," Dr. Pope said.

"As a result we have developed innovative solutions to key problems in
Australian coal seam gas reservoir and aquifer monitoring, and
established excellent worldwide supply chains to support those
innovations.

"We've successfully introduced our downhole gauge systems to coal miners
and onshore oil and gas companies in eastern Australia and we're now
leveraging this unique expertise and exporting the technology we've
created here in Australia back into the US for the shale gas and oil
market."

Mr. Pope said the first work contracts and further demand in the USA had
prompted the company to invest in growing its presence there, with an
initial expansion of its Wyoming corporate headquarters and research and
development base to include manufacturing, inventory and field
operations.

"We are confident that with continued cross pollination of Australian
and international technologies that WellDog can continue to develop
products and services that increase production, improve economics and
reduce environmental and social impacts for our customers," he said.

Further information on WellDog and its technical products and services
can be found at www.welldog.com.